Spring-wheel.



PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

S. S. GHILDS.

SPRING WHEEL.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 9, 1997.

ATTORNEY SAMUEL S. CHILDS, OF BERNARDSVILLE, NEW JERSEY. i

SPRING-"WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1907.

Application filed January 9,1907- Serial No. 351,441

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. CmLns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bernardsville, in the county of Somerset and 5 State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring- Wheels; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanyin drawings, andto letters of reference marke thereon, Which form a part of this specification. I 5

This invention relates to a spring wheel, and is designed to provide awheel that has a body portion havinga'rirn surrounding it withv a s ace between them, and the body portion aving wings projecting radially fromit and bearing, on each side, on a spring, these springs being arranged on the opposite sides of each wing, and arranged longitudinally in the rim so that the body portion of the wheel is suspended from the sides of the wheel, being assisted by radially arranged springs properly disposed.

A further ob ect of the invention is to provide this wheel so that in starting and stopping, or in transmitting motion from one element to the other, the springs act to take 1 off all shock in the starting or stopping, to

cause the springs, when compressed, to act as transmitting mediums between the wings of the felly and the rim.

'panyin drawings, in which Fi ui e 1 is a side view of one half of a wherfi of my new construction, with the side plate removed. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2, 2, in Fi 1, and Flg. 3 is a section of a wing of a modi ed form.

The wheel is com osed of a body having the hub 10, t e spokes 11 an 12, these being of any construction desired. The felly 12 is surrounded by a metallic band 13, the purpose of which will be described hereinafter. Arranged at suitable points in the felly, which are set up partway into the fel y to give them a better bearing, and each of the Wings is provided with a bolt 15, preferably integral ortion 5 5 tance therefrom, is the rim 1? which has, on

' when they are the .s vehic e, and the wings,

The invention is illustrated in the accom a felly are the radially projecting win s 14- therewith, and this bolt receives anut 16 which secures the wing solidly to the its eriphery, any desired form of tire 1S. Eac wing 14, of the felly, projects into a recess 19, arranged in the rim 17, and between the ends of each recess and the opposite sides of the wing 14, is a pair of springs 20, one spring being on each side of the wing 14. On each side of each recess, and secured to the inner side of the rim, are the plates 21 which prevent the springs 20 being snapped out of their recesses,

compressed, as transmitting mediums.

It will be seen, from this structure, that the springs 0n the sides of the wheel take up ring action, due to the running of the i which happen to be at the top and bottom, slide between the springs on each side of them, allowing a free movement of the wheel. The springs arranged longitudinally in the rim, as above described, are assisted by springs 24 that are suitably disposed and radially arranged between the rim and the felly, and preferably secured in a recess in the rim, or a recess in the felly. The metallic ,band 13. on the felly, strengthens the felly and receives the wear due to the action of the springs 24. The springs 24, however, can be dispensed with the vehicle is a light one. On each side of the wheel I arrange an annular plate or ring 22 which is secured to one of the-elements, preferably the rim, by means'of the bolts 23. This plate, on each side, kee s the and also assist the springs,.

elements in line, stiffens the wheel, and cope out dust.

If it is desired to make a an easy lubricating of the can be made as shown in Wheel to provide springs, the Wings ig. 3, being pro-v vided with a perforation 25, and having a closure for the perforation, as the cap 26. This allows the insertion of a lubricant through the wing, and one or all of the Wings can be made this way, if desired.

The articular shape of the wings and the particu ar arrangement and she e of the springs 20 are not essentially as lllustrated herein, and slight changes might be made without interfering with the operation of the device, or with the limits of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A spring wheel comprising' 'a body portion having a felly, a rim surrounding the felly at a distance therefrom, wings projecting from the felly, and springs between the opposite faces of the wings and connected to secured to the rim, and plates partly cover IO the rim, the Wings being perforated to allow in the open side of the recesses. the insertion of a lubricant. i in testimony, that I claim the foregoing, ll

2. A spring Wheel comprising a body porl have hereunto set my hand this seventh day 5 tion having a felly, a rim surrounding the I of J anuary 1907 felly at a distance therefrom the rim being SAMUEL S. CHILDS. recessed, springs in the recesses and abutting Witnesses. on the ends thereof, Wings projecting from i VILLARD \V. CUTLER, the felly and between the springs, side plates E. A. PELL. 

